CVE-2014-0333

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-0333
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-02-27 20:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe png_push_read_chunk function in pngpread.c in the progressive decoder in libpng 1.6.x through 1.6.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an IDAT chunk with a length of zero.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS: 0.033210000 probability, percentile 0.873090000 (date 2026-07-22)

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.0 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.0 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.1 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.1 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.2 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.2 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.3 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.3 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.4 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.4 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.5 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.6 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.7 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.7 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.8 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.8 beta All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.9 All All All
Application Libpng Libpng 1.6.9 beta All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2014:0358-1: moderate: libpng16: fixed endless loop in png r af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/png/src/libpng16/patch-libpng16-vu684412.diff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.simplesystems.org Patch
Vulnerability Note VU#684412 - libpng denial-of-service vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, US Government Resource
PNG reference library: libpng - Browse Files at SourceForge.net af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net
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